Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 405 AI responses
Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky
AI summary
PatSnap holds a clear lead, earning frequent recommendations for enterprise R&D intelligence, white space mapping, and automated prior art retrieval. When overcoming official rejections, however, the United States Patent and Trademark Office is the usual answer.
Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5
| # | Brand | Recommended for | Mentioned in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | enterprise R&D intelligence, white space discovery, and semantic prior art searches | enterprise R&D intelligence, white space discovery, and semantic prior art searches | 36% |
| 2 | free multi-office patent search and instant machine translation of foreign filings | free multi-office patent search and instant machine translation of foreign filings | 26% |
| 3 | 20% | ||
| 4 | high-stakes patent validation using human-curated abstracts and machine learning search | high-stakes patent validation using human-curated abstracts and machine learning search | 20% |
| 5 | knowledge-graph semantic search identifying conceptually similar art across technical domains | knowledge-graph semantic search identifying conceptually similar art across technical domains | 18% |
| 6 | high-precision patent research backed by manually curated index data and AI | high-precision patent research backed by manually curated index data and AI | 18% |
| 7 | 17% | ||
| 8 | competitive intelligence, white space mapping, and global patent family tracking | competitive intelligence, white space mapping, and global patent family tracking | 17% |
| 9 | official guidance and procedural resources for navigating application rejections | official guidance and procedural resources for navigating application rejections | 16% |
| 10 | 16% | ||
| 11 | 15% | ||
| 12 | hybrid patent research combining traditional Boolean queries with semantic AI co-pilots | hybrid patent research combining traditional Boolean queries with semantic AI co-pilots | 15% |
| 13 | R&D intelligence connecting global patents with peer-reviewed scientific literature | R&D intelligence connecting global patents with peer-reviewed scientific literature | 15% |
| 14 | 14% | ||
| 15 | patent prosecution workflows, drafting claims, and conducting invalidity analysis | patent prosecution workflows, drafting claims, and conducting invalidity analysis | 13% |
Weeks of Aug 17 – Sep 6, 2026 · Since Jul 5
Widest split: Derwent Innovation, 21% on ChatGPT Search and 8% on Google AI Mode.
| Brand | ChatGPT Search | Google AI Mode | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| PatSnap | 34% | 26% | |
| Google Patents | 20% | 18% | |
| Espacenet | 14% | 11% | |
| Derwent Innovation | 21% | 8% | |
| IPRally | 15% | 17% | |
| Clarivate | 18% | 17% | |
| The Lens | 11% | 11% | |
| Orbit Intelligence | 16% | 11% | |
| United States Patent and Trademark Office | 21% | 11% | |
| WIPO PATENTSCOPE | 16% | 7% |
59% of citations point at the ranked brands’ own sites. reddit.com, youtube.com, upcounsel.com are the most-cited sites outside the ranked brands’ own domains.
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